Consumer discrimination in the NBA: An examination of the effect of race on the value of basketball trading cards

Social Science Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 162-171

  Broyles, Philip ^a   Keen, Bradley ^a  

^a SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 74849097699     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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